Manuel Vasques

Manuel Vasques
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Soeiro Vasques
Date of birth	29 July 1926
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death	10 July 2003 (aged 76)
Place of death	Portugal
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1946	CUF
1946–1959	Sporting CP
1959–1960	Atlético
Total
International career
1948–1957	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Soeiro Vasques (29 July 1926 – 10 July 2003) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Vasques joined Sporting Clube de Portugal in 1946, from local G.D. CUF. During his spell with the Lisbon club, he appeared in 349 games all competitions comprised and scored 225 goals, being part of an attacking line dubbed Cinco Violinos (Five Violins) that also included Albano, António Jesus Correia, Fernando Peyroteo and José Travassos and winning ten major titles, including eight Primeira Liga championships.

In the 1950–51 season, Vasques led the scoring charts at 29 to help the Lions win the domestic league 11 ahead of second-placed FC Porto.^[1]^[2]

Vasques gained 26 caps for the Portuguese national team during nine years, netting eight times. His debut came on 21 March 1948 in a 0–3 friendly loss to Spain, in Madrid.

Vasques' uncle, Manuel Soeiro, was also a footballer. He too played for Sporting and Portugal.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Vasques" (in Portuguese). Wiki Sporting. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "O dia em que os cinco violinos marcaram 12 golos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)